We employ clustering tactics to analyze the NBA players of the 2013 season. By separating the players into groups we found two different types of play styles. These play styles differ in their ability to make blocks, field goals, turnovers and their skill to get rebounds and assists. To further divide the groups we further divided the groups by the amount of playing time and were able to see the All Star players of the 2013 season. Finally we looked at two teams an analyzed what lead to their success and what was their weakness.
- x2p - 2-Point Field Goals
- x2p. - 2-Point Field Goal Percentage; the formula is 2P / 2PA.
- x2pa - 2-Point Field Goal Attempts
- x3p - 3-Point Field Goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the NBA)
- x3p. - 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the NBA); the formula is 3P / 3PA.
- x3pa - 3-Point Field Goal Attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the NBA)
- age - Age; player age on February 1 of the given season.
- ast - Assists
- blk - Blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA)
- blk. - Block Percentage (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (BLK * (Tm MP / 5)) / (MP * (Opp FGA - Opp 3PA)). Block percentage is an estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while he was on the floor.
- bref_team_id - Team
- drb - Defensive Rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA)
- efg. - Effective Field Goal Percentage; the formula is (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA. This statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. For example, suppose Player A goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while Player B goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. Each player would have 10 points from field goals, and thus would have the same effective field goal percentage (50%).
- fg - Field Goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals)
- fg. - Field Goal Percentage; the formula is FG / FGA.
- fga - Field Goal Attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts)
- ft - Free Throws
- ft. - Free Throw Percentage; the formula is FT / FTA.
- fta - Free Throw Attempts
- g - Games
- gs - Games Started (available since the 1982 season)
- mp - Minutes Played (available since the 1951-52 season)
- orb - Offensive Rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA)
- ORB% - Offensive Rebound Percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the NBA); the formula is 100 * (ORB * (Tm MP / 5)) / (MP * (Tm ORB + Opp DRB)). Offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor.
- pf - Personal Fouls
- player - Player Name
- pos - Player Position.
- SF - Small Forward
- C - Center
- PF - Power Forward
- SG - Shooting Guard
- PG - Point Guard
- pts - Points
- stl - Steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the NBA)
- tov - Turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the NBA)
- trb - Total Rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season)